Genetically modified pigs with human-compatible organs offer a potential solution to the organ shortage crisis, with ongoing research focusing on modifying pig organs to reduce rejection and improve ...

After years of research into xenotransplantation, the field is at a turning point—yet risks and ethical issues remain ...

New Hampshire native Tim Andrews was quite happy to spend his 67th birthday on Wednesday at Mass General Hospital (MGH). On ...

On a 300-acre farm in an undisclosed location in rural Wisconsin, surrounded by fields dotted with big red barns and bordered ...

The device, to be tested in more people, could be used as a temporary measure for those waiting for a donor organ.

Sydney: An Australian man in his forties became the first person in the world to leave a hospital and live 100 days with an artificial titanium heart, marking a historic milestone in medical science.

Tim Andrews is recovering well after receiving a kidney from a genetically modified pig. Massachusetts General Hospital is ...

Doctors at Duke Children's Hospital were able to perform three life-saving surgeries after one donor heart became available.

Doctors at Xijing Hospital, affiliated with Air Force Medical University in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, recently transplanted a ...